Best in Children's Books, S/13

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Product Information

Era:

Vintage; 1960s

Condition:

Very Good; light damage to some covers, pages

Materials:

hardcover

Size:

9" L x 9" W x 1" H

Color/Finish:

multi

Why We Love This

Best in Children's Books, set of 13 by an assortment of authors. Nelson Doubleday, Inc., 1957/'58/'59/'60. Hardcover. Each approximately 160 pages. Variety of illustrators. Excerpts, instructional articles and short fiction stories suitable for children: Let's Visit India, Just-For-Fun Parties, Puss in Boots, Our Vanished Wildlife, etc. Appealing range of candy colors and cartoon-like spines. A few have scribbles and marks.

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dr carrot

About
dr carrot

From East Coast attics to Midwest rumpus rooms, Dr. Carrot ferrets out charming vintage tomes on travel and cooking, fashion and art, nature and nurture, and most prized of all, illustrated children's books. Coming from a long line of publishers, authors, literacy teachers and diarists, Dr. Carrot's passionate love of reading was genetically pre-determined.

Description:
Three hardcover collections from Best in Children's Books
featuring unique stories and illustrations of folklore including Mother Goose Rhymes, Rapunzel, and The Story of Moses. New York: Nelson Doubleday Inc, 1958-1959. Volumes XIII, XXI, XXV in series.